Question about Upper - Is this good to go ?

Falkus · Dec 22, 2019

Am thinking of building another AR in Jan.

I am not exactly sure if I need to ensure that it's HBAR. I did also read that I would need to register as pistol which Its good to go. Let me know if I am incorrect on that.

this is what I am thinking of getting

https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-16-mid-1-7-nit-15-ltwt-m-lok-upper-w-bcg-ch-mbus.html

danb · Dec 22, 2019

no. As a rifle it needs to be HBAR.

I am not sure what you mean register as a pistol. 16" barrel does not say "pistol" to me.

Meditator · Dec 22, 2019

CDNN has Mid-length with A2 front sight barrel , advertised as " Bushmaster AR-15 16" SOCOM heavy profile barrel marked "BFI 5.56 NATO 1/9" Chrome Lined Bore " $99 shipped.

Delton also from time to time has Mid-length Heavy barrel complete upper for around $230 or so.

danb · Dec 22, 2019

Meditator said:
CDNN has Mid-length with A2 front sight barrel , advertised as " Bushmaster AR-15 16" SOCOM heavy profile barrel marked "BFI 5.56 NATO 1/9" Chrome Lined Bore " $99 shipped.

Delton also from time to time has Mid-length Heavy barrel complete upper for around $230 or so.

Bushmaster is no bueno in MD. I would stay away from anything labeled Bushmaster .

Falkus · Dec 22, 2019

Thought of this -

Since I have two receivers that I acquire before the ban. Can I take it off (.22LR upper) and put on the new receiver.

So It would free up that receiver that was bought in 2005. Would that okay for me to purchase that upper and put it on that as upgrade. Will I be breaking any laws by doing that ?

robmints · Dec 23, 2019

cbburke said:
Thought of this -

Since I have two receivers that I acquire before the ban. Can I take it off (.22LR upper) and put on the new receiver.

So It would free up that receiver that was bought in 2005. Would that okay for me to purchase that upper and put it on that as upgrade. Will I be breaking any laws by doing that ?

IMO. Yes you will. The rifle needed to be configured as a non-hbar ar-15 before oct 2013.

3paul10 · Dec 23, 2019

No, sorry...its not an HBAR..

Regarding Bushmaster, my understanding is that only for the lower...doesn't matter what the barrel, etc says....that being said. I'm not a fan of bushmaster myself.

3paul10 · Dec 23, 2019

Reading further.....my apologies....yes, if you have a pre 2013 lower you can put on whatever you want.

marko · Dec 23, 2019

Bushmaster is no bueno in MD. I would stay away from anything labeled Bushmaster .

This is at least the 2nd post I have read that Bushmaster is the enemy of the PR MD?? Why? Just 'cause the Sniper used a Bushy?
WTF??
Thanks...

marko · Dec 23, 2019

yes, if you have a pre 2013 lower you can put on whatever you want.

And that's why I got 5 more... haven't done a thing with them, but I HAVE them, legally.

Falkus · Dec 23, 2019

marko said:
And that's why I got 5 more... haven't done a thing with them, but I HAVE them, legally.

Yeah, wish I did something like that

3paul10 said:
Reading further.....my apologies....yes, if you have a pre 2013 lower you can put on whatever you want.

Perfect, that's good to know that I can do anything with it as it was bought before the ban. Thanks for confirming it.

jimbobborg · Dec 23, 2019

I think the worst part of the ban, aside from the fact that it's a ban, is when it was enacted, there was still a run on ARs so finding stripped lowers was hard.

calicojack · Dec 24, 2019

jimbobborg said:
I think the worst part of the ban, aside from the fact that it's a ban, is when it was enacted, there was still a run on ARs so finding stripped lowers was hard.

And when you did find them they were priced sky high.

Pinecone · Dec 24, 2019

marko said:
This is at least the 2nd post I have read that Bushmaster is the enemy of the PR MD?? Why? Just 'cause the Sniper used a Bushy?
WTF??
Thanks...

No. It is because no one in MSP can be bothered to look and see that the Bushmaster rifle that is on the banned list is NOT the same as the later Bushmaster AR-15.

And Bushmaster, was not willing to put any effort in getting this changed. In essence, telling MD residents, "We don't care about you, we sell enough to other states."

mac1_131 · Dec 24, 2019

Pinecone said:
No. It is because no one in MSP can be bothered to look and see that the Bushmaster rifle that is on the banned list is NOT the same as the later Bushmaster AR-15.

And Bushmaster, was not willing to put any effort in getting this changed. In essence, telling MD residents, "We don't care about you, we sell enough to other states."

But isn't Windham the former Bushmaster employees? Just get a Windham HBAR

https://www.windhamweaponry.com/about-us/company-history/

calicojack · Dec 27, 2019

mac1_131 said:
But isn't Windham the former Bushmaster employees? Just get a Windham HBAR

https://www.windhamweaponry.com/about-us/company-history/

Yes. Windham Weaponry is just as good or better than the current Bushmaster IMHO.

Melnic · Dec 31, 2019

Gwinn firearms bushmaster rifle:
https://www.ar15.com/forums/armory/...-Pics--big-pics--56k-killer-/2-222400/&page=1

It sucks what MSP did to the Bushmaster AR that is a copy of the Colt HBAR. ITs actually a really good product. I know someone with one and now cause of MSP mistakes makes it hard to FTF sell in MD.

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